spectrum-allocation · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2012-02-08 · Effective 2012-03-09 · 77 FR 6481
Document
Document number
2012-2748
Federal Register citation
77 FR 6481
CFR reference
47 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
spectrum-allocation
Publication date
2012-02-08
Effective date
2012-03-09
FCC docket
MB Docket No. 11-192
Abstract
The Commission issues this final rule in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Lincoln Broadcasting, LLC ("LBL"), licensee of KFXL-TV, channel 51, Lincoln, Nebraska, requesting the substitution of channel 15 for channel 51 at Lincoln. While the Commission instituted a freeze on the acceptance of full power television rulemaking petitions requesting channel substitutions in May 2011, it subsequently announced that it would lift the freeze to accept such petitions for rulemaking seeking to relocate from channel 51 pursuant to a voluntary relocation agreement with Lower 700 MHz A Block licensees. Furthermore, according to LBL, this channel substitution is in the public interest as it will increase the station's service area by almost 700, 000 persons.